Energy and protein nutrition of companion birds

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-58

  Sales, J ^a   Janssens, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN;

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL FOOD; BIRD; ENERGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN QUALITY; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0037247613     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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